CV1 5PY Coventry
Live postcode, introduced November 2006. Ward: St Michael's. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Conisbrough Keep, Coventry: 33 addresses
- Ringway Whitefriars, Coventry: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Coventry in 2026-27: Band D £2,517 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,678 | £1,957 | £2,237 | £2,517 | £3,076 | £3,635 | £4,195 | £5,033 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (62% of about 1,220 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO - 30.9.23.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Gala Bingo, Fairfax Street: up to 874 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Student Union and Priory Halls, Priory Street: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Whitefriars Street Car Park: up to 185 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- New Gate Court Business Park, Paradise Street, Coventry, CV1 2RU: up to 303 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Arden Windows, Arden House, Sparkbrook Street, Coventry, CV1 5ST: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Land at Lansdowne Street and All Saints Lane, Coventry, CV1 5LN: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Lansdowne Street: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Coventry Central Police Station: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 32 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 31 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 34 addresses are between 76 m and 80 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coventry 6.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Canley 453,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Coventry Arena 135,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 67 within 800 m; nearest Starley Gardens Coventry | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pool Meadow Bus Station Coventry | 380 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest RCP Parking - Far Gosford | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 137 within 1.6 km; nearest Hood Street 2 | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Anchor Centre | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Vantage Chemist | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | Walsgrave Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Coventry Central Police Station | 660 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 22 High Street Halifax | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest East Street Park 1,910 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 670 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Seagrave Road Allotments 550 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Coventry city walls, a scheduled monument, 270 m west. 102 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 15 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry city walls | Scheduled monument | 270 m west |
| Medieval Basement Below Site of 38 and 39 Bayley Street | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m west |
| Cathedral of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m west |
| Whitefriars Museum | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m south |
| Draper's Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m west |
| Site of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry Priory | Scheduled monument | 480 m west |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 560 m north-west |
| Cook Street Gate | Scheduled monument | 620 m north-west |
| London Road Cemetery, Coventry | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swanswell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 530 m north-west |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 710 m north-east |
| Quinton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Stivichall Grove | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Stivichall Common | Wood | 3.0 km south-west |
| Wyken Slough | Wetland | 5.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 33 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 34 |
34 of the postcode's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 65% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 25% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Conisbrough Keep.